Plans made to move second BA home game

A second Brentwood Academy football game is set to switch sites, school officials announced Tuesday morning.

The Aug. 30 matchup with visiting Liberty Tech is tentatively scheduled to be played at Christ Presbyterian Academy.

Delays with a renovation project of the school’s football stadium and track have already resulted in the move of Friday’s game against Division II-AA rival Memphis University School to Vanderbilt Stadium.

“It’s not something you wish for, but there’s nothing you can do about the weather,” said Cody White, Brentwood Academy coach and athletics director. “Everybody knows it’s rained 5,000 days this summer. It’s pushed us back. We’re just doing the best we can.”

Construction was scheduled for an Aug. 1 completion, but rain prevented the track surface from being poured. White said recently that the football field is playable.

Discussions took place with Vanderbilt regarding the Liberty Tech game, but scheduling issues prevented the school from hosting that one.

“They’ve got a game that week,” White said. “It just didn’t work out well. CPA is out of town. And it’s still tentative. There is an outside chance (we could host). It may be way outside.”

White said it would likely be midweek before a final decision is made on the site.

“We’ll play wherever,” he said. “If you want to win the whole shooting match, you’ve got to win on the road anyway.”

Following the Liberty Tech game, Brentwood Academy isn’t scheduled to play a home game until the Oct. 11 matchup with McCallie. The Eagles are set to play five consecutive road games.

For the MUS game, access to Vanderbilt Stadium will only be through the Southeast gate, across from the McGugin Center at the corner of Natchez Trace and Jess Neely Drive. Parking in designated areas will be free. All Brentwood Academy season tickets will be honored. General admission will be $10.